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SOHO Coordinated Observations Calendar
This Calendar is used to track the coordinated observations of SOHO instruments and campaigns with other space-based and ground-based observatories.
Please send updates to: soc@soc.nascom.nasa.gov.
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Campaign and Calendar Archive
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NOTE: Listing of instruments below does not in itself imply commitment to a given observation — instruments must be contacted individually, and their level of commitment is most accurately reflected by their own calendars/pages (see e.g. TRACE link above)
Current Events — Last Update: February 15, 2007
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Long-Term Campaigns:
* 2002/02/25-- JOP136 Default RHESSI Collaborations (#6850), POC: Tero Siili
* 2003/05/13-- Default CDS Co-observations with TRACE (#6950)
* 2005/11/18-- JOP153/MMOP003 Future Major Flare Watch (#8008)
* 2007/03/20-- Default CDS/Hinode-EIS co-observations (#7200)
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M Apr 27 (W18) JOP 214 Quiescent Prominence Structure and Dynamics (#7302),
SUMER/CDS/UVCS/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT/STEREO/TRACE,
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 6), POC: Tom Berger
HOP104 Study of Coronal Hole Dynamics (#7315), SUMER/TRACE/Hinode-EIS,
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 24),
POC: A.K. Srivastava
JOP 215 Canopy Dynamics (#7301), SUMER/CDS/MDI/VTT,
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 7), POC: Anna Pietarila
Search for Quiet Sun Molecular Hydrogen (#7307), SUMER,
POC: Davina Innes
JOP 207/HOP 82 Eruptive and Quiescent Prominences Atlas (#7314),
CDS/SUMER/UVCS/TRACE/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 16), POC: Susanna Parenti
T Apr 28 26m Keyhole Begins - VGM used for loss of pass in 26m
JOP 207/HOP 82 Eruptive and Quiescent Prominences Atlas (#7314),
UVCS/TRACE/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 16), POC: Susanna Parenti
JOP 178 Filament and its Environment (#7313),
CDS/EIT/MDI/Hinode/TRACE/Udaipur/Nainintal/
Hida/Bialkow/Ondrejev/Meudon/THEMIS (all TBC)
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 8), POC: Brigitte Schmieder
JOP 215 Canopy Dynamics (#7301), SUMER/MDI/TRACE/VTT,
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 7), POC: Anna Pietarila
JOP 221 Spicule Seismology (#7316),
CDS/SUMER/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT/TRACE/IBIS/ROSA
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 9), POC: Gerry Doyle
JOP 220 Prediction of the EUV Helium Line Intensities in the
Solar Atmosphere (#7305), CDS/SUMER/Hinode-EIS,
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 22), POC: Alessandra Giunta
W Apr 29 JOP 221 Spicule Seismology (#7316),
SUMER/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT/TRACE/IBIS/ROSA
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 9), POC: Gerry Doyle
JOP 178 Filament and its Environment (#7313),
CDS/EIT/SUMER/Hinode/TRACE/Udaipur/Nainintal/
Hida/Bialkow/Ondrejev/Meudon/THEMIS (all TBC)
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 8), POC: Brigitte Schmieder
SUMER Stray Light Study, POC: Philippe Lemaire
(SUMER-Hinode campaign program ID 15)
SUMER Campaign Ends
TRACE Eclipse Season Begins
T Apr 30
F May 01
S May 02 34m Keyhole Begins
EIT Bakeout begins
S May 03
Other activities for Week 18:
* Mar 7-Apr 29 TRACE not in eclipse season
* Mar 16 - Sep LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction, POC: Richard Frazin
* Mar 27- JOP 222 (ToO) Detecting the Origin of Shock-Accelerated Solar
Energetic Particles, LASCO/STEREO-SECCHI
POC: Angelos Vourlidas
* Apr 15-29 2-week SUMER Campaign, see website and click on "schedule-observer":
www.mps.mpg.de/services/campaignplanner/planning/campaign-200904/index.cgi?print=no
* Apr 28-May 16 26m Keyhole (May 02-12 34m Keyhole) - VGM used for loss of pass in 26m
* May 2-8 EIT Bakeout
Submodes: Submode 5
Planners for Week 18:
CDS -- Barry Kellett MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- Joe Gurman SUMER -- Udo Schuehle
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- John Raymond/Rai Wu
TRACE -- Paola Testa
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M May 04 (W19)
T May 05
W May 06
T May 07
F May 08 EIT Bakeout ends
S May 09
S May 10
Other activities for Week 19:
* Mar 16 - Sep LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction, POC: Richard Frazin
* Mar 27- JOP 222 (ToO) Detecting the Origin of Shock-Accelerated Solar
Energetic Particles, LASCO/STEREO-SECCHI
POC: Angelos Vourlidas
* Apr 28-May 16 26m Keyhole (May 02-12 34m Keyhole) - VGM used for loss of pass in 26m
* May 2-8 EIT Bakeout
Submodes: Submode 5
Planners for Week 19:
CDS -- Ron Yurow/Nelson Cheung MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- Joe Gurman SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- Rai Wu
TRACE -- Dawn Myers
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M May 11 (W20)
T May 12 34m Keyhole Ends
Spacecraft Maneuvers and 180 Degree Roll (to 180 degrees)
Submode change to Submode 6
W May 13
T May 14
F May 15 TRACE not performing science operations until Jul 12
S May 16 26m Keyhole Ends - ALL used for loss of pass
S May 17 MDI 60-Day Continuous Contact Begins, TBC
Other activities for Week 20:
* Mar 16 - Sep LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction, POC: Richard Frazin
* Mar 27- JOP 222 (ToO) Detecting the Origin of Shock-Accelerated Solar
Energetic Particles, LASCO/STEREO-SECCHI
POC: Angelos Vourlidas
* Apr 28-May 16 26m Keyhole (May 02-12 34m Keyhole) - VGM used for loss of pass in 26m
* May 11-22 ICAL01 (#7113), CDS/EIT/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/STEREO
* May 15-Jul 12 TRACE not performing science operations (see also
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/ops/timeline/monthly_plan/current_plan.txt)
* May 17-Jul 21 MDI 60-Day Continuous Contact, TBC
Submodes: Submode 5/6
Planners for Week 20:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- TBD
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M May 18 (W21)
T May 19
W May 20
T May 21
F May 22
S May 23
S May 24
Other activities for Week 21:
* Mar 16 - Sep LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction, POC: Richard Frazin
* Mar 27- JOP 222 (ToO) Detecting the Origin of Shock-Accelerated Solar
Energetic Particles, LASCO/STEREO-SECCHI
POC: Angelos Vourlidas
* May 11-22 ICAL01 (#7113), CDS/EIT/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/STEREO
* May 15-Jul 12 TRACE not performing science operations (see also
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/ops/timeline/monthly_plan/current_plan.txt)
* May 17-Jul 21 MDI 60-Day Continuous Contact, TBC
Submodes: Submode 6
Planners for Week 21:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- TBD
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M May 25 (W22) US Holiday
T May 26
W May 27
T May 28
F May 29 SPWG after Daily & Weekly Meetings (TBC)
S May 30
S May 31
Other activities for Week 22:
* Mar 16 - Sep LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction, POC: Richard Frazin
* Mar 27- JOP 222 (ToO) Detecting the Origin of Shock-Accelerated Solar
Energetic Particles, LASCO/STEREO-SECCHI
POC: Angelos Vourlidas
* May 15-Jul 12 TRACE not performing science operations (see also
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/ops/timeline/monthly_plan/current_plan.txt)
* May 17-Jul 21 MDI 60-Day Continuous Contact, TBC
Submodes: Submode 6
Planners for Week 22:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- TBD
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Jun 01 (W23)
T Jun 02
W Jun 03
T Jun 04
F Jun 05
S Jun 06
S Jun 07
Other activities for Week 23:
* Mar 16 - Sep LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction, POC: Richard Frazin
* Mar 27- JOP 222 (ToO) Detecting the Origin of Shock-Accelerated Solar
Energetic Particles, LASCO/STEREO-SECCHI
POC: Angelos Vourlidas
* May 15-Jul 12 TRACE not performing science operations (see also
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/ops/timeline/monthly_plan/current_plan.txt)
* May 17-Jul 21 MDI 60-Day Continuous Contact, TBC
* Jun 1-Jul 10 5-day SUMER Campaign, TBC
* Jun 1 - Jul 5 Sunrise 5-day balloon flight
* June Herschel sounding rocket launch (TBC), LASCO/UVCS/TRACE
* June ICAL14 SOHO-STEREO-TRACE-HERSCHEL radiometric
cross-calibration (TBC),
CDS/EIT/LASCO/UVCS/STEREO/TRACE/HERSCHEL,
POC: Lucia Abbo
Submodes: Submode 6
Planners for Week 23:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- TBD
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Jun 08 (W24)
T Jun 09
W Jun 10
T Jun 11
F Jun 12
S Jun 13
S Jun 14
Other activities for Week 24:
* Mar 16 - Sep LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction, POC: Richard Frazin
* Mar 27- JOP 222 (ToO) Detecting the Origin of Shock-Accelerated Solar
Energetic Particles, LASCO/STEREO-SECCHI
POC: Angelos Vourlidas
* May 15-Jul 12 TRACE not performing science operations (see also
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/ops/timeline/monthly_plan/current_plan.txt)
* May 17-Jul 21 MDI 60-Day Continuous Contact, TBC
* Jun 1-Jul 10 5-day SUMER Campaign, TBC
* Jun 1 - Jul 5 Sunrise 5-day balloon flight
* June Herschel sounding rocket launch (TBC), LASCO/UVCS/TRACE
* June ICAL14 SOHO-STEREO-TRACE-HERSCHEL radiometric
cross-calibration (TBC),
CDS/EIT/LASCO/UVCS/STEREO/TRACE/HERSCHEL,
POC: Lucia Abbo
Submodes: Submode 6
Planners for Week 24:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- TBD
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Jun 15 (W25)
T Jun 16
W Jun 17
T Jun 18
F Jun 19
S Jun 20
S Jun 21
Other activities for Week 25:
* Mar 16 - Sep LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction, POC: Richard Frazin
* Mar 27- JOP 222 (ToO) Detecting the Origin of Shock-Accelerated Solar
Energetic Particles, LASCO/STEREO-SECCHI
POC: Angelos Vourlidas
* May 15-Jul 12 TRACE not performing science operations (see also
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/ops/timeline/monthly_plan/current_plan.txt)
* May 17-Jul 21 MDI 60-Day Continuous Contact, TBC
* Jun 1-Jul 10 5-day SUMER Campaign, TBC
* Jun 1 - Jul 5 Sunrise 5-day balloon flight
* Jun 15-19 ICAL01 (#7113), CDS/EIT/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/STEREO
* June Herschel sounding rocket launch (TBC), LASCO/UVCS/TRACE
* June ICAL14 SOHO-STEREO-TRACE-HERSCHEL radiometric
cross-calibration (TBC),
CDS/EIT/LASCO/UVCS/STEREO/TRACE/HERSCHEL,
POC: Lucia Abbo
Submodes: Submode 6
Planners for Week 25:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- TBD
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Jun 22 (W26)
T Jun 23
W Jun 24
T Jun 25 EIT shutterless #36 run 1 (TBC)
F Jun 26 SPWG after Daily & Weekly Meetings (TBC)
S Jun 27
S Jun 28
Other activities for Week 26:
* Mar 16 - Sep LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction, POC: Richard Frazin
* Mar 27- JOP 222 (ToO) Detecting the Origin of Shock-Accelerated Solar
Energetic Particles, LASCO/STEREO-SECCHI
POC: Angelos Vourlidas
* May 15-Jul 12 TRACE not performing science operations (see also
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/ops/timeline/monthly_plan/current_plan.txt)
* May 17-Jul 21 MDI 60-Day Continuous Contact, TBC
* Jun 1-Jul 10 5-day SUMER Campaign, TBC
* Jun 1 - Jul 5 Sunrise 5-day balloon flight
* June Herschel sounding rocket launch (TBC), LASCO/UVCS/TRACE
* June ICAL14 SOHO-STEREO-TRACE-HERSCHEL radiometric
cross-calibration (TBC),
CDS/EIT/LASCO/UVCS/STEREO/TRACE/HERSCHEL,
POC: Lucia Abbo
Submodes: Submode 6
Planners for Week 26:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- TBD
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Jun 29 (W27)
T Jun 30
W Jul 01
T Jul 02 EIT shutterless #36 run 2 (TBC)
F Jul 03
S Jul 04 US Holiday
S Jul 05
Other activities for Week 27:
* Mar 16 - Sep LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction, POC: Richard Frazin
* Mar 27- JOP 222 (ToO) Detecting the Origin of Shock-Accelerated Solar
Energetic Particles, LASCO/STEREO-SECCHI
POC: Angelos Vourlidas
* May 15-Jul 12 TRACE not performing science operations (see also
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/ops/timeline/monthly_plan/current_plan.txt)
* May 17-Jul 21 MDI 60-Day Continuous Contact, TBC
* Jun 1-Jul 10 5-day SUMER Campaign, TBC
* Jun 1 - Jul 5 Sunrise 5-day balloon flight
* June Herschel sounding rocket launch (TBC), LASCO/UVCS/TRACE
* June ICAL14 SOHO-STEREO-TRACE-HERSCHEL radiometric
cross-calibration (TBC),
CDS/EIT/LASCO/UVCS/STEREO/TRACE/HERSCHEL,
POC: Lucia Abbo
Submodes: Submode 6
Planners for Week 27:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- TBD
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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Future Campaigns:
2009:
* Mar 16 - Sep LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction, POC: Richard Frazin
* Mar 27- JOP 222 (ToO) Detecting the Origin of Shock-Accelerated Solar
Energetic Particles, LASCO/STEREO-SECCHI
POC: Angelos Vourlidas
* May 15-Jul 12 TRACE not performing science operations (see also
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/ops/timeline/monthly_plan/current_plan.txt)
* May 17-Jul 21 MDI 60-Day Continuous Contact, TBC
* Jun 1-Jul 10 5-day SUMER Campaign, TBC
* Jul 13-17 ICAL01 (#7113), CDS/EIT/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/STEREO
* Jul 22 Total Solar eclipse (around 0236 UT). EIT/LASCO. Ground-based observation
expeditions by Damé et al., Pasachoff and Sterling.
* Jul 28 TRACE Eclipse Season Ends
* Jul 28 (TBC) SUMI Sounding Rocket Launch, CDS/MDI/TRACE
POC: Jonathan Cirtain (TBC)
* Jul 28-Sep 9 TRACE not in eclipse season
* Jul 31 SPWG after Daily & Weekly Meetings (TBC)
* Jul 22-Aug 20 26m Keyhole (Jul 29-Aug 13 34m Keyhole) - VGM used for loss of pass in 26m
* Aug 11 Spacecraft Maneuvers - SK and MM only, TBC
* Aug 13 Spacecraft 180 Degree Roll (to 0 degrees), TBC
* Aug 17-21 ICAL01 (#7113), CDS/EIT/STEREO/Hinode-EIS(TBD)/Hinode-SOT(TBD)
* Aug 21 SPWG after Daily & Weekly Meetings (TBC)
* Sep 9 TRACE Eclipse Season Begins
* Sep 14-18 ICAL01 (#7113), CDS/EIT/STEREO/Hinode-EIS(TBD)/Hinode-SOT(TBD)
* Sep 25 SPWG after Daily & Weekly Meetings (TBC)
* Sep 30-Dec TBD TRACE not performing science operations (see also
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/ops/timeline/monthly_plan/current_plan.txt)
* Oct 8, 15 EIT shutterless #37 (TBC)
* Oct 12-16 ICAL01 (#7113), CDS/EIT/STEREO/Hinode-EIS(TBD)/Hinode-SOT(TBD)
* Oct 27-Nov 13 26m Keyhole (Oct 31-Nov 09 34m Keyhole) - VGM used for loss of pass in 26m
* Oct 30 SPWG after Daily & Weekly Meetings (TBC)
* Nov 1-Dec 15 SUMER Campaign, TBC
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2010:
* Jan 7, 15 EIT shutterless #38 (TBC)
* Jan 16-Feb 12 26m Keyhole (Jan 23-Feb 05 34m Keyhole)
* Apr 19-May 06 26m Keyhole (Apr 23-May 02 34m Keyhole)
* Jul 11 Total Solar eclipse (around 1934 UT)
* Jul 14-Aug 09 26m Keyhole (Jul 21-Aug 03 34m Keyhole)
* Oct 17-Nov 04 26m Keyhole (Oct 22-31 34m Keyhole)
